Scratchbuilding: Don't be Intimidated!

Links to items mentioned in this video. (Note: I am NOT endorsing any particular product(s), nor am I compensated by or connected to any of the companies mentioned.) I do NOT guarantee that these links will give you the best available price! Consider these links to be a starting point for your search.

The article “Grain Elevator” appeared in Model Railroader magazine, May, 1949. If you can't find the original article, it was reprinted in a book titled "Easy to Build Model Railroad Structures" by Willard Anderson. That book is long out of print, but you can find used copies on Amazon, eBay, and other sellers.

Framed windows: https://www.tichytraingroup.com/Shop/...

Framed door: https://www.tichytraingroup.com/Shop/...

Frieght door: https://www.tichytraingroup.com/Shop/... (Note: I sliced off the transom and added a 1x6 header.)

HO scale lumber: https://www.northeasternscalelumber.c... Northeastern sells stripwood in 24” lengths, by the piece, and in packages of 11” pieces. If you’re buying large quantities, buying the 24” lengths generally costs about 2/3 as much as the 11” packages.

Vetero stains: http://www.besttrains.com/vetero.html

Clapboard siding: https://www.northeasternscalelumber.c... I buy siding with a spacing of 3/32” – that’s about 8 inches in HO scale

Inkscape is a free CAD program available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux. More information at https://inkscape.org/

Dimensional stripwood and 1/64” plywood: https://www.northeasternscalelumber.c...

Standing seam roofing: https://www.northeasternscalelumber.c... I used roofing from Builders In Scale, but their web site is temporarily closed because they are moving. This material from Northeastern Scale Lumber looks very similar.

I have absolutely NO recollection of where I found the feed sack pallets. The closest I could find on the web were these: https://www.hobbylinc.com/railstuff-b... which indicates the product is likely discontinued. You’ll have to get creative.
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This video was edited using Shotcut for Linux. Video footage and still images were recorded using a Galaxy A10e phone and a Nikon D7100 camera.